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Eryngium root cuttings

LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
edited February 2021 in Plants
Hi all,

In a moment of spontaneity I bought a box (or 2) or Eryngium plants. To be honest, I had no idea that it was root cuttings in the box.

So now I have 2 questions:

Can I plants these into pots for now? If yes I assume they pot vertically.

Secondly, um, which way up?? 😀



Thanks all

Edit: I have deep pots my clematis came in, can I fit 2 per pot?
I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The white shoots are the new growth so leave just a little bit of leaf showing out of the top of the compost, you can put them in pots for a while until you find a place for them in the garden.
    when those shoots grow more you can cut that dead stalk off, it’s last year’s growth. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    @Lyn sorry, just to be clear, I leave the root sticking up from the soil and only plant a bit of the new growth into the soil?
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    No, white shoots at the top as those teeny yellow bits on the end are the new leaves which need light to photosynthesise.   Deep clematis pots would do nicely.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    @Obelixx thanks, I did them wrong!! Leaves above ground but also most of the tap root!! So in total only about 2cm of the tap root under the soil. Will turn them over later!
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Bury the entire root, leaving the join where the stems emerge at soil surface or just a bit below.  Otherwise all those little hairy bits will dry out and die and they're your new roots!  Needed for seeking water and nutrients in the soil.

    See if you can find Channel 5's recent programme with Carol Klein on re-play or catch-up as she shows how to do root cuttings and bring them on.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    @Obelixx, I watched it this morning, which is a bit embarrassing. 

    I think I misread Lyn's comment and got myself confused as I original planned to bury them deep, hence the clematis pots.
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • BarnsGardenBarnsGarden Posts: 4
    edited February 2023
    Hi

    I have 4 of these bought from Asda but I'm left confused by this thread. Is the brown woody bit last year's growth above ground and therefore the white and green shoots the new roots? I'm putting in pots for now.

    Many thanks 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    the brown woody bit in the OP is the root


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    If you look at the original photo, the plant is upside down. The brown bit is the root and the white/yellow bits are the leaves. It looks like this because it has been sprouting in the dark and it will soon green up with some light. I would plant the root with the growth tip (where the white leave sprout from) level with the soil surface. Eryggiums grow quite flat at first and then begin to throw up more leaves from the centre which are above soil level. 
  • BarnsGardenBarnsGarden Posts: 4
    That's brilliant thanks to you both. That's how I planned to plant them until I saw this post. Currently giving them a soak in water for a few hours before planting.

    Much appreciated 
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